Bornean Water Shrew vs Malayan porcupine

Chimarrogale phaeura compared with Hystrix brachyura

Key Differences

• Bornean Water Shrew is Endangered while Malayan porcupine is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bornean Water Shrew	Malayan porcupine
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Soricidae	Hystricidae
Genus	Chimarrogale	Hystrix
Species	Chimarrogale phaeura	Hystrix brachyura

Evolutionary Relationship

Bornean Water Shrew and Malayan porcupine share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Bornean Water Shrew

EN — Endangered

Malayan porcupine

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bornean Water Shrew	Malayan porcupine
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bornean Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Malayan porcupine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, France, Netherlands, Norway, and United Kingdom.

Bornean Water Shrew

The Bornean Water Shrew (Chimarrogale phaeura) is a species in the genus Chimarrogale. It is currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.